Informing the discussion around oil sands

October 2011

October 26, 2011

For any generation, it’s unsettling to think that the next one will some day be in charge. It seems the up-and-comers traditionally don’t inspire a lot of confidence in their older, wiser counterparts and vice versa.

October 19, 2011

What’s the difference between an all-inclusive vacation resort and a steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) in situ oil sands facility? Not a lot, really. Both are hot and steamy, involve copious amounts of oil and operate a full schedule of activities around the clock.

October 5, 2011

Oil sands development helps provide a lot of fuel for the continent. (Suncor alone often produces over 300,000 barrels of crude oil a day, much of which is refined into fuels). But oil sands also power something that’s significantly less combustible — jobs.

Oil Sands Question and Response (OSQAR) is a blog created by Suncor Energy to support constructive dialogue about the oil sands. In our weekly posts, we talk about the energy industry, environmental impact, tailings management and reclamation, water management and the social and economic implications of oil sands development.

Our oil sands operations are near Fort McMurray, Alberta, where we recover bitumen from oil sands through mining and in situ operations. The bitumen from both operations is then upgraded to refinery-ready feedstock and diesel fuel. More about the where and the what of the oil sands can be found on our oil sands resource page.